| Action Summary | In response to a petition for rulemaking, the Board is issuing a Notice of Intended Regulatory Action to amend sections 460 and 490 to allow a pharmacist at a central distribution company to verify Schedule VI drugs to be placed in an ADD prior to delivery to the receiving hospital and pharmacy technicians at the hospital to load the drugs directly into the ADD without further verification by a pharmacist at the hospital. |
| Chapters Affected | Only affects this chapter. |
| Executive Branch Review | This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process. |
| RIS Project | Yes [7055] |
| Associated Petitions for Rulemaking | Delivery of Schedule VI drugs to be placed in automated dispensing devices |
| New Periodic Review | This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review. |
| Name / Title: | Caroline Juran, RPh / Executive Director |
| Address: |
9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233-1463 |
| Email Address: | caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Phone: | (804)367-4456 FAX: (804)527-4472 TDD: ()- |